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panetta refused to talk about e-mails between allen and kelley that came to light after kelley went to the fbi after getting threatening messages that made her think someone was stalking her and her friend cia director petraeus. kelley reached out to 47-year-old fbi agent fred humphries whose lawyer tells abc news he launched the investigation and went to congress when he thought there was a cover-up. >> if we hadn't had avoid who believed in right and wrong we might not have gotten to where we are today. >> reporter: the case leads back to petraeus and whether his affair compromised national security. in his first interview he said he did not give classified information to paula broadwell. the fbi said she had classified documents on her computer. the fbi us is benned broadwell's security clearance. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> breaking news out of the mideast. real fear this afternoon an all-out war between israel and hamas. israeli ground troops massing for what appears to be a ground offensive into the gaza strip that follows hamas' rocket attacks deep into israel some landing in
panetta refused to talk about e-mails between allen and kelley that came to light after kelley went to the fbi after getting threatening messages that made her think someone was stalking her and her friend cia director petraeus. kelley reached out to 47-year-old fbi agent fred humphries whose lawyer tells abc news he launched the investigation and went to congress when he thought there was a cover-up. >> if we hadn't had avoid who believed in right and wrong we might not have gotten to...
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leon panetta calling for ethics training for military officers. >> that's right. in a memo september to the joint chiefs of staff is asking them to brain storm on ways to keep officers out of trouble. the kind of trouble that has tarnished the military's reputation for integrity and character. the memo was the product of internal pentagon discussions that began before petraeus announced he was resigning. the reason scandals that ensnared petraeus and john allen have only added to the urgency of this review. at the same time, panetta said he still retains full confidence in general john allen, that while his promotion to become supreme allied commander of europe has been put on hold while the d.o.d. inspector general investigates hundreds of allegedly provocative e-mails that he exchanged with jill kelly. >> what i don't want to do is to try to characterize those communications because i think -- i don't want to do anything that would impact on their ability to conduct an objective review of what was contained in those e-mails. >> this type of ig investigation usua
leon panetta calling for ethics training for military officers. >> that's right. in a memo september to the joint chiefs of staff is asking them to brain storm on ways to keep officers out of trouble. the kind of trouble that has tarnished the military's reputation for integrity and character. the memo was the product of internal pentagon discussions that began before petraeus announced he was resigning. the reason scandals that ensnared petraeus and john allen have only added to the...
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in the wake of the david petraeus scandal defense secretary leon panetta has ordered a review of the ethics training one in staff to brainstorm ways to steer officers away from trouble. he makes no mention of the david petraeus scandal. the first of two public hearings begins on plans to close 20 d.c. schools. many have low enrollment. the hearing will be held from 4:0 p.m. until 8:0 p.m. but from the county could be more restrictive when it comes to smoking -- montgomery county could be more restrictive when it comes to smoking. the only exception would be public the u.s. military is ramping up plans for january's presidential inauguration. 5000 active-duty military will assist. there will be coming to d.c. from across the country to help the locally-based military, and some are already town meeting with the officer in charge. >> this demonstrates our commitment to the commander in chief, and our capability as a nation to the world. it is why we put our best foot forward. >> several military bands will be clean throughout the week. they are working on their playbook as they work on
in the wake of the david petraeus scandal defense secretary leon panetta has ordered a review of the ethics training one in staff to brainstorm ways to steer officers away from trouble. he makes no mention of the david petraeus scandal. the first of two public hearings begins on plans to close 20 d.c. schools. many have low enrollment. the hearing will be held from 4:0 p.m. until 8:0 p.m. but from the county could be more restrictive when it comes to smoking -- montgomery county could be more...
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panetta refused to talk about e-mails between allen and kelley that came to light after kelley went to the fbi after getting threatening messages that made her think someone was stalking her and her friend cia director petraeus. kelley reached out to 47-year-old fbi agent fred humphries whose lawyer tells abc news he launched the investigation and went to congress when he thought there was a cover-up. >> if we hadn't had avoid who believed in right and wrong we might not have gotten to where we are today. >> reporter: the case leads back to petraeus and whether his affair compromised national security. in his first interview he said he did not give classified information to paula broadwell. the fbi said she had classified documents on her computer. the fbi us is benned broadwell's security clearance. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> breaking news out of the mideast. real fear this afternoon an all-out war between israel and hamas. israeli ground troops massing for what appears to be a ground offensive into the gaza strip that follows hamas' rocket attacks deep into israel some landing in
panetta refused to talk about e-mails between allen and kelley that came to light after kelley went to the fbi after getting threatening messages that made her think someone was stalking her and her friend cia director petraeus. kelley reached out to 47-year-old fbi agent fred humphries whose lawyer tells abc news he launched the investigation and went to congress when he thought there was a cover-up. >> if we hadn't had avoid who believed in right and wrong we might not have gotten to...
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defense secretary leon panetta ordered a pentagon investigation on monday involving one of the u.s. military's biggest names. general john allen, the man who succeeded david petraeus as head of the international forces in afghanistan, is now linked to the fbi investigation involving his predecessor. >> i want to thank you all so much for being here this morning. >> reporter: secretary of defense leon panetta confirms department of defense is investigating allen, and a senior u.s. defense official says the inquiry centers around potentially inappropriate e-mails with jill kelly, the florida woman who sparked an investigation that led to petraeus's resignation as head of the cia. >> if you know my sister, like i said, she is a dedicated mother and a dedicated wife. >> reporter: kelly first went to the fbi when she received threatening e-mails from an anonymous source. those were allegedly linked to paula broadwell. broadwell was having an affair with petraeus and reportedly believed kelly was a romantic rival for his attention. monday night, fbi investigators were in broadwell's charl
defense secretary leon panetta ordered a pentagon investigation on monday involving one of the u.s. military's biggest names. general john allen, the man who succeeded david petraeus as head of the international forces in afghanistan, is now linked to the fbi investigation involving his predecessor. >> i want to thank you all so much for being here this morning. >> reporter: secretary of defense leon panetta confirms department of defense is investigating allen, and a senior u.s....
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a senior defense official traveling with panetta says 20,000 to 30,000 pages of epail and other documents from general allen's communications with kelley are under review. the official says general allen disputes engaging in any wrong doing in the matter. the fbi referred the matter to the department of defense for investigation on sunday. early this morning secretary panetta directed that the defense department's inspector general investigate. last night fbi agents went to the home of biographer paula broadwell, the woman government officials say petraeus acknowledged having an affair with. a senior law enforcement official tells nbc news the search was consensual and not a raid. the "washington post" reports that petraeus had hoped to survive the scandal but was told to resign by national intelligence director james clapper on election day. it was nbc's andrea mitchell who broke the petraeus story and she has more. >> mrs. kelley, how are you doing? >> reporter: we learned what was in the harassing e-mails to jilt kelley, the family friend who volunteer work for military families at mcd
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. >> leon panetta says while the investigation is ongoing, people should reserved judgment. >> no one should lead to any conclusions. he has my continued confidence. >> a first view of paula broadwell. neither woman said to be and what is speaking out but we do feel from kelley in a 911 a call. >> i am a council general. i have inviolability. so i should -- addition not be able to cross my property. >> all of this a major distraction for the hearings on the hill this week of the attack in benghazi. even though he resigned from his post, david petraeus now agreed to testify about the attacks. >> i know you are interested in hearing from him. >> when david petraeus el testify remains unclear. pan and john allen's promotion has been put on hold. back to you. >> thank you. the abc 7 wed team has put up a special photo gallery to help you track all of the key players. you can find it right now on wjla.com. >> united states military now demoting the former head of the west africa command, is stripped of his fourth start and will retire as a lieutenant general after the inspector general fou
. >> leon panetta says while the investigation is ongoing, people should reserved judgment. >> no one should lead to any conclusions. he has my continued confidence. >> a first view of paula broadwell. neither woman said to be and what is speaking out but we do feel from kelley in a 911 a call. >> i am a council general. i have inviolability. so i should -- addition not be able to cross my property. >> all of this a major distraction for the hearings on the hill...
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the current secretary of defense, leon panetta, has not said if and when he'll step down. he has implied he probably won't stay on the job through the president's second term. kerry is rumored to want to be the next secretary of state, but "the post" claims susan rice, the u.s. ambassador to the united nations, is in line for that job. >>> more breaking news now. >>> at least 28 people died in yesterday's attack by syria near the turkish border. the violence in syria has killed more than 36,000 people since an uprising against president bashar al assad's regime. >>> and a rocket attack in afghanistan killed a 28-year-old man overnight. at least four rockets hit the northeast section of kabul. the attack happened near an intelligence service office building and a private tv station. one home was damaged in that attack. >>> on the chopping block. in just a few hours, we expect d.c. to reveal more than a dozen schools thatted can ecould be their doors. news 4's tony tull is live in northeast with news on the closures. >> reporter: by 10:00 a.m. this morning, we expect to hear
the current secretary of defense, leon panetta, has not said if and when he'll step down. he has implied he probably won't stay on the job through the president's second term. kerry is rumored to want to be the next secretary of state, but "the post" claims susan rice, the u.s. ambassador to the united nations, is in line for that job. >>> more breaking news now. >>> at least 28 people died in yesterday's attack by syria near the turkish border. the violence in syria...
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that we're likely to call leon panetta and general hamm and others in the armed services committee and i believe that the foreign relations committee would want to hear from secretary clinton and all those who are responsible for consulate security. the problem is that the thee committees will not be able to hear what the other groups are saying. i'd like to ask general petraeus t some questions and i'm sure there are people on the intel committee that would like to hear what the department of defense would like to say about their handling of the attack and why were there so many requests for additional security denied and the august 15th cable back to washington where chris stevens is telling secretary clinton, we've identified ten al-qaeda militia groups in benghazi. two of the ten we suspect were involved in the attack and close to the final paragraph, if there is a coordinated attack against the consulate, we cannot defend it. so four americans are dead. first ambassador is killed. i think this is a symptom of a greater problem in the mideast, quite frankly. for those reasons, it's
that we're likely to call leon panetta and general hamm and others in the armed services committee and i believe that the foreign relations committee would want to hear from secretary clinton and all those who are responsible for consulate security. the problem is that the thee committees will not be able to hear what the other groups are saying. i'd like to ask general petraeus t some questions and i'm sure there are people on the intel committee that would like to hear what the department of...
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. >> greta: fast forward to today, leon panetta announces the pentagon is investigating general john allen nominated to be the european command and commander of nato forces in europe. for now that nomination is on hold. general allen is accused of exchanging thousands of inappropriate e-mails with jill kelley. >> it is simply a fact that is the white house was not aware of a situation regarding general petraeus until wednesday. >> greta: time for congress to man up and get the facts. four americans have been murdered in libya and the obama administration is still dragging its feet two months later still not telling the story. former director david petraeus knows about benghazi, two weeks ago he was in lib qa ya to conduct his own investigation of september 11th attack. should he be forced to testify before congress? we spoke to lindsay graham a short time ago. >> senator, nice to see you. congressman, they have written a letter tha saying a select committee to what happened in benz? >> john mccain and myself we will introduce a resolution asking the majority leader, mitch mcconnell t
. >> greta: fast forward to today, leon panetta announces the pentagon is investigating general john allen nominated to be the european command and commander of nato forces in europe. for now that nomination is on hold. general allen is accused of exchanging thousands of inappropriate e-mails with jill kelley. >> it is simply a fact that is the white house was not aware of a situation regarding general petraeus until wednesday. >> greta: time for congress to man up and get the...
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yesterday, secretary panetta asked that john kelley -- or john allen's nomination to be the head of nato be pulled back and put on hold while the inspector general starts to dig through all of these pages to find out exactly what happened. here's how it all connects. general john allen was stationed in tampa when he was at u.s. central command. so was general david petraeus. jill kelley worked as sort of a social liaison with a lot of the commanders there. in fact, she's been -- won awards for her work with some of the military families, and the military down there. now, paula broadwell started e-mailing jill kelley. and from what we know, some of those e-mails basically took the tone of, you know, stay away from david petraeus, sort of, i know sort of your relationship with some of these other generals, it's inappropriate. at the time it didn't make sense. because what we've been told is, david petraeus and jill kelley are family friends. that david petraeus and his wife holly have spent time with jill kelley and her husband. that there was no romantic involvement between petraeus and k
yesterday, secretary panetta asked that john kelley -- or john allen's nomination to be the head of nato be pulled back and put on hold while the inspector general starts to dig through all of these pages to find out exactly what happened. here's how it all connects. general john allen was stationed in tampa when he was at u.s. central command. so was general david petraeus. jill kelley worked as sort of a social liaison with a lot of the commanders there. in fact, she's been -- won awards for...
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then there is defense secretary leon panetta. he was asked about his second term plans on the plane traveling to australia, and he told reporters, quote, it's no secret that at some point i would like 0 to get back to california. panetta is likely to stay in the post through the budget negotiations and possibly through the spring when they do the next round of budgets. so does that mean he's willing to stay in the pentagon for four more years? for the pool report, panetta told reporters, quote, who the hell knows? my experience in washington is you'd better do this day-to-day. as we reported friday, one of the candidates for panetta's job, when he does go, is actually senator john kerry who is being considered for defense essentially as a consolation prize if he does not get the state department job which is what he truly covets because the assumption right now is, and there's a lot of support for her inside the white house, the president will nominate susan rice to succeed hillary clinton instead. but if rice does get nominated
then there is defense secretary leon panetta. he was asked about his second term plans on the plane traveling to australia, and he told reporters, quote, it's no secret that at some point i would like 0 to get back to california. panetta is likely to stay in the post through the budget negotiations and possibly through the spring when they do the next round of budgets. so does that mean he's willing to stay in the pentagon for four more years? for the pool report, panetta told reporters, quote,...
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. >>> general allen's boss, defense secretary leon panetta was the man in charge of the cia before petraeus. as tracie mentioned last night, speaking while aboard a flight to australia, panetta reacted to the petraeus scandal. >> it was a very sad situation to have a distinguished career like that end in this manner, and my heart obviously goes out to him and his family. but i think he took the right step. >> elsewhere, washington lawmakers will return to the capital this morning and be buzzing about the investigation. but they'll be facing a much larger problem, talking about the dealing with the trillion dollar fiscal cliff that, if not dealt with before the end of the year, will impact everyone in america. today president obama will be meeting with key labor and progressive leaders at that time white house for the first in a series of high-profile economic talks that he will be hosting this week. >>> in other news from hurricane sandy and last week's nor'easter to spring-like weather in the east and a mercury plunge in the west, where are asking what is with the crazy extremes in weather
. >>> general allen's boss, defense secretary leon panetta was the man in charge of the cia before petraeus. as tracie mentioned last night, speaking while aboard a flight to australia, panetta reacted to the petraeus scandal. >> it was a very sad situation to have a distinguished career like that end in this manner, and my heart obviously goes out to him and his family. but i think he took the right step. >> elsewhere, washington lawmakers will return to the capital this...
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early this morning secretary panetta directed that the defense department inspector general investigate. meanwhile, last night fbi agents went to the home of biographer paula broadwell, the woman government officials say petraeus acknowledged having an affair with. a senior law enforcement official says the search was consensual, not a raid. meanwhile, they said petraeus had hoped to survive the scandal but he was told to resign by james clapper. andrea mitchell broke the petraeus story. she has more on the e-mail and the growing demand for answers on capital hill. >> reporter: we learned what was in the anonymous harassing e-mails from jill kelly whose volunteer work for military families brought her and her husband into contact with the petraeus's and other generals. it was her call for help to the fbi that kicked off the investigation. >> the e-mails accused kelly of improper socializing with generals. they also had references to the comings and goings of general petraeus that weren't public. >> reporter: kelly's brother says his sister was a victim. >> my sister, number one, is a mo
early this morning secretary panetta directed that the defense department inspector general investigate. meanwhile, last night fbi agents went to the home of biographer paula broadwell, the woman government officials say petraeus acknowledged having an affair with. a senior law enforcement official says the search was consensual, not a raid. meanwhile, they said petraeus had hoped to survive the scandal but he was told to resign by james clapper. andrea mitchell broke the petraeus story. she...
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monday the defense secretary leon panetta ordered an investigation into the man with one of the most high-profile military jobs. >> general john allen, a top commander in afghanistan, is now under investigation for sending in appropriate e-mails to the woman who triggered the resignation of david patreaus. fbi agents left early this warning with files, boxes, and a computer. the search comes after the fbi discovered thousands of e-mails between roswell and patreaus. >> i am sure both of them look back and realize they both made the biggest mistake of their life. >> it is now that the investigation that has the fbi facing scrutiny. lawmakers want to know why there were not told about the probe months ago when the investigation began. the fbi called it a preliminary investigation. that really caused them to take it all the way through. >> allen was nominated back and neck over by president obama. that nomination now on hold. he will remain in his post in afghanistan. >> think you. the senate foreign relations committee holds a closed-door hearing on the attack on the consulate in bengh
monday the defense secretary leon panetta ordered an investigation into the man with one of the most high-profile military jobs. >> general john allen, a top commander in afghanistan, is now under investigation for sending in appropriate e-mails to the woman who triggered the resignation of david patreaus. fbi agents left early this warning with files, boxes, and a computer. the search comes after the fbi discovered thousands of e-mails between roswell and patreaus. >> i am sure...
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pentagon spokesman george little told reporters secretary panetta asked the white house to postpone general allen's appointment as supreme allied commander in europe. >> on sunday the federal bureau of investigation referred to the department of defense a matter involving general john allen, commander of the international security assistance force, or i.s.a.f., in afghanistan. >> reporter: the matter involves 20,000 to 30,000 pages of information the f.b.i. delivered sunday to the pentagon's inspector general. one senior official says the documents include a couple of hundred e-mails between general allen and jill kelley, the same tampa socialite who triggered the petraeus scandal. the e-mails discovered in kelley's files date back to 2010 when allen served as deputy commander for u.s. central command in tampa. pentagon and f.b.i. sources have characterized the e-mails as "inappropriate" and "flirtatious." one senior official said, for example, kelley would write something like "saw you on television, you were terrific." allen would respond with something like "thanks, sweetheart." but anot
pentagon spokesman george little told reporters secretary panetta asked the white house to postpone general allen's appointment as supreme allied commander in europe. >> on sunday the federal bureau of investigation referred to the department of defense a matter involving general john allen, commander of the international security assistance force, or i.s.a.f., in afghanistan. >> reporter: the matter involves 20,000 to 30,000 pages of information the f.b.i. delivered sunday to the...
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secretary of defense leon panetta put general allen's promotion to nato supreme commander on hold and ordered a full investigation of the allen/kelly relationship. >> today, the secretary directed the matter be referred to the inspector general of the department of defense for investigation. >> reporter: jill kelly spent the day at her home in tampa not answering questions. in the background, a television could be seen with news coverage of the payton place like military sex scandal that focused attention on who she and is how she end up in the admit of it all. the license plate on kelly's mercedes-benz, shows she is honorary counsel for south korea. in 911 phone calls, kelly told the dispatcher she deserved protection from the media us because of that. >> i am an honorary consul general, they should not be able to profit, i don't know if you want to get diplomatic protection involved as well. but that's against the law to cross my property since it's inviolable. >> kelly lives near the air force base, home of central command and special operations command, a place where access is clo
secretary of defense leon panetta put general allen's promotion to nato supreme commander on hold and ordered a full investigation of the allen/kelly relationship. >> today, the secretary directed the matter be referred to the inspector general of the department of defense for investigation. >> reporter: jill kelly spent the day at her home in tampa not answering questions. in the background, a television could be seen with news coverage of the payton place like military sex scandal...
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defense secretary leon panetta says they are looking at 2000 pages of the documents and exchanges between john allen and jill kelley, a former liaison at u.s. central command. it described the tone of some of the emails as flirtatious. >> might you right now is, let's see what the investigation turns upper and what the congress and the committees are able to determine as to what exactly took place. when >> kelley's brother said she has done nothing wrong. what she is very dedicated says something like this is just a fluke. what she had complained to the fbi several months ago about receiving threatening emails from paula broadwell, a biographer of david petraeus. petraeus resign dollar friday and. >> this was a personal indiscretion, as far as we know. why someone would be personally indiscrete is their own problem. whether they would do that in an e-mail is beyond my imagination. >> the search her home friday night. general allen has denied any wrongdoing in the white house as the president still has faith. >> the president thinks very highly of general allen and his service to this coun
defense secretary leon panetta says they are looking at 2000 pages of the documents and exchanges between john allen and jill kelley, a former liaison at u.s. central command. it described the tone of some of the emails as flirtatious. >> might you right now is, let's see what the investigation turns upper and what the congress and the committees are able to determine as to what exactly took place. when >> kelley's brother said she has done nothing wrong. what she is very dedicated...
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secretary of defenseley on panetta ordered the investigation of general john allen. fbi found inappropriate communication between allen and jill kelly. pentagon would not disclose what they say. now kelly is the woman who received the threatening e-mails from general david petraeus's mistress. the mistress also being investigated. fbi wants to determine whether paula broadwell is in possession of any sensitive information. investigators searched her home in florida this evening and theory moving documents and video. confiscated several bi bins of evidence. petraeus started an affair with broadwell when head of the cia. he resigned on friday. broadwell was im bedd with him in afghanistan while working on his biography. he claims any confidential information she obtained was no the from him and must have come from another commander. broadwell has agreed to cooperate fully with the fbi. now the fbi found out about the affair from jill kelly. here she is leaving her home in north carolina today. she contacted the fbi because pull a broadwell warned her to stay away from
secretary of defenseley on panetta ordered the investigation of general john allen. fbi found inappropriate communication between allen and jill kelly. pentagon would not disclose what they say. now kelly is the woman who received the threatening e-mails from general david petraeus's mistress. the mistress also being investigated. fbi wants to determine whether paula broadwell is in possession of any sensitive information. investigators searched her home in florida this evening and theory...
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meanwhile the defense secretary panetta demost ad four star general. william ward was stripped of a star after being accused of spending thousands of dollars on lavish travel and other unauthorized spends. he's been ordered to repay the government $82,000. >>> to efforts to avert the fiscal cliff. today president obama holds his first news conference since being re-elected. he'll meet with business leaders to discuss the budget crisis. on friday he meets with congressional leaders as they work to avoid the tax hikes and spending cuts scheduled to go into effect next year. if that happens, middle income families will see a tax increase of $2,000. the congressional budget office says nearly 3.5 million jobs will be lost and the unemployment rate will jump to over 9% if a deal isn't reached. the white house says the president is prepared to listen. >> fair to say the president also believes -- he's not looking to box himself in or box other people's ideas out as we approach the conversation that will begin on friday. >> republicans want to hold the line o
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but eventually panetta is going to lead as defense secretary. but john kerry would be first in line to succeed him. what i find interesting is if it's true, it means the white house is not buying into the idea you can't pick john kerry because it opens up the senate seat and scott brown wins the senate seat. >> do you like kerry at defense as an idea? >> he's as qualified as anybody if he wants that. i just feel like if you want him for that job and you think he's a good match, don't be scared off by this guy. >> 100% agree. >> if he's the right guy for the job, that's where he belongs. >> i tried to throw steve a life raft so you didn't have to talk about petraeus and you threw me right off. that was the ridiculous segue. any way, next up, we continue our series taking a look at the most pressing issues facing the country. this last conversation not being one of them. today the issue was one that affects every american's wallet. we're talking taxes. >>> they are encouraging customers to shop local. they created lady's night in burbank, californ
but eventually panetta is going to lead as defense secretary. but john kerry would be first in line to succeed him. what i find interesting is if it's true, it means the white house is not buying into the idea you can't pick john kerry because it opens up the senate seat and scott brown wins the senate seat. >> do you like kerry at defense as an idea? >> he's as qualified as anybody if he wants that. i just feel like if you want him for that job and you think he's a good match,...
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panetta said they had to look why the intelligence committees were not informed. there's a difference of opinion here in washington about whether the f.b.i. needed to -- and whether the justice department and robert muller needed to tell the president. so i think they wanted to see where the investigation ended up. >> steve: it's ended up on the front page of the paper. thank you very much. let's dial in laura ingraham. she joinses from washington, d.c., scandal central. are you buying the whole business, laura, the president didn't know about it until two days after the election? >> before i answer that question, can we just talk about the fact that we have maybe 70, i believe, last count, insider attack deaths in afghanistan and we apparently have the commanding general in afghanistan with so much time on his hands that he's able to send thousands of e-mails? i mean, how do these individuals -- i'm not talking about the private lives of them, but how do these individuals in positions of such authority where they have the lives of thousands of americans, c.i.a. a
panetta said they had to look why the intelligence committees were not informed. there's a difference of opinion here in washington about whether the f.b.i. needed to -- and whether the justice department and robert muller needed to tell the president. so i think they wanted to see where the investigation ended up. >> steve: it's ended up on the front page of the paper. thank you very much. let's dial in laura ingraham. she joinses from washington, d.c., scandal central. are you buying...
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>> not that i'm aware of. >> secretary panetta? >> i would have to check that. secretary panetta has been traveling. >> as sort of a follow-up to ben's question, does the president see this in general as an unwelcomed distraction at a time when he's just -- was re-elected and has a bunch of priorities in terms of fiscal cliff and in terms of his cabinet? >> well, i certainly i think wouldn't call it welcome. obviously the -- as i said to ben, the information about general petraeus came to him as a surprise and he is very appreciative of general petraeus' remarkable service to his country. but the president's focused on the agenda that he believes is important for this country, that he has to carry out working with lawmakers here in washington and that includes, as you know, his number one priority, which is jobs and economic growth. and he is engaging in meetings this week on those issues, on the issues of the approach we need to take to ensure that we have the right economic policy, the right fiscal policy, to help the economy grow and help it continue to creat
>> not that i'm aware of. >> secretary panetta? >> i would have to check that. secretary panetta has been traveling. >> as sort of a follow-up to ben's question, does the president see this in general as an unwelcomed distraction at a time when he's just -- was re-elected and has a bunch of priorities in terms of fiscal cliff and in terms of his cabinet? >> well, i certainly i think wouldn't call it welcome. obviously the -- as i said to ben, the information about...
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secretary of defenseley on panetta ordered the investigation of general john allen. fbi found inappropriate communication between allen and jill kelly. pentagon would not disclose what they say. now kelly is the woman who received the threatening e-mails from general david petraeus's mistress. the mistress also being investigated. fbi wants to determine whether paula broadwell is in possession of any sensitive information. investigators searched her home in florida this evening and theory moving documents and video. confiscated several bi bins of evidence. petraeus started an affair with broadwell when head of the cia. he resigned on friday. broadwell was im bedd with him in afghanistan while working on his biography. he claims any confidential information she obtained was no the from him and must have come from another commander. broadwell has agreed to cooperate fully with the fbi. now the fbi found out about the affair from jill kelly. here she is leaving her home in north carolina today. she contacted the fbi because pull a broadwell warned her to stay away from
secretary of defenseley on panetta ordered the investigation of general john allen. fbi found inappropriate communication between allen and jill kelly. pentagon would not disclose what they say. now kelly is the woman who received the threatening e-mails from general david petraeus's mistress. the mistress also being investigated. fbi wants to determine whether paula broadwell is in possession of any sensitive information. investigators searched her home in florida this evening and theory...
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defense secretary leon panetta cautioned against a rush to judgment. >> no one should leap to any conclusions here. general allen is doing an excellent job at i.s.a.f. in leading those forces. he certainly has my continued confidence to lead our forces and to continue the fight. but his nomination has been put on hold as a prudent measure until we determine what the facts are. and we will. >> sreenivasan: at the same time, there were signs the f.b.i. has widened the investigation that uncovered an affair between david petraeus and his biographer, paula broadwell, and led petraeus to resign as c.i.a. director. the "washington post" reported agents found classified files in a search of broadwell's north carolina home on monday night. petraeus has denied he passed on any such documents. europeans in half a dozen countries protested against austerity measures today. they snarled transit and, in some places, battled police. we have a report narrated by emma murphy of independent television news. >> reporter: in rome, as across southern europe, they protested peacefully in the thousands. but others
defense secretary leon panetta cautioned against a rush to judgment. >> no one should leap to any conclusions here. general allen is doing an excellent job at i.s.a.f. in leading those forces. he certainly has my continued confidence to lead our forces and to continue the fight. but his nomination has been put on hold as a prudent measure until we determine what the facts are. and we will. >> sreenivasan: at the same time, there were signs the f.b.i. has widened the investigation...
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however, the pentagon -- panetta's spokesperson says this involves 20,000 to 30,000 documents. that's a lot of documents sent between jill kelley, a civilian woman, and a tom general in afghanistan. doesn't that raise red flags? >> there is from 2010 to 2012. this covers a couple years. they're not documents the way we consider documents. these are e-mails going back and forth. if you see the way people blackberry with their iphones and text back and forth, it's still a lot, but i think what they did is -- >> do civilian house wives in florida have communications like that with top generals in afghanistan? >> i think jill kelley isn't your average civilian housewife in florida. we'll get into this more later. but she is a major figure around the central command base in mcdill air force base. >> and well-known in washington as well. >> that, too. you see that she's going to visit petraeus in washington at the cia and petraeus is telling this to broadwell, and broadwell and he have just broken off. so you can watch the wheels turning there, she's thinking did he throw me over for
however, the pentagon -- panetta's spokesperson says this involves 20,000 to 30,000 documents. that's a lot of documents sent between jill kelley, a civilian woman, and a tom general in afghanistan. doesn't that raise red flags? >> there is from 2010 to 2012. this covers a couple years. they're not documents the way we consider documents. these are e-mails going back and forth. if you see the way people blackberry with their iphones and text back and forth, it's still a lot, but i think...
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panetta says held like the senate to confirm joseph dunford as soon as possible. jill kelley is 37 years old, grew up in philadelphia and lives in tampa. she's an unpaid social liaison home to the u.s. central command. she and her husband reportedly became friends with petreaus and his wife when he was head of sencom from 2008 to 2010. >>> the director of the port of oakland is out. omar benjamin's e retirement comes amid allegations that he ran up a big tab from taxpayers at a strip club. it shows benjamin and james kwon spent 4500 dollars of the public's money while entertaining shipping executives at a strip club. acting director deborah flint will take over benjamin's duties now. >>> 6:37, why don't we get a check on the water. >> you have to like the rain because it's coming later this week. >> enjoy the sunshine while we have it today. might be a good time it clean up the yard. looks like lots of sunshine for today and the temperatures starting out on this glorious morning, a little chilly in some of the valleys, we have 30s in some the of the interior valle
panetta says held like the senate to confirm joseph dunford as soon as possible. jill kelley is 37 years old, grew up in philadelphia and lives in tampa. she's an unpaid social liaison home to the u.s. central command. she and her husband reportedly became friends with petreaus and his wife when he was head of sencom from 2008 to 2010. >>> the director of the port of oakland is out. omar benjamin's e retirement comes amid allegations that he ran up a big tab from taxpayers at a strip...
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>> not that i'm aware of. >> has he spoken to secretary panetta? >> vi have to check that. secretary panetta's been traveling. >> does the president see this as an unwelcomed distraction at a time when he's just -- was re-elected and has a bunch of priorities in terms of fiscal cliff and his cabinet? >> i certainly wouldn't call it welcome. obviously as i said to ben that the information about general patreaus came to him as a surprise and he is very appreciative of general patreaus' remarkable services to his country. but the president's focused on the agenda that he believes is important for this country, that he has to carry out working with lawmakers here in washington. and that includes, as you know, his number one priority, which is jobs and economic growth. and he is engaging in meetings this week on those issues, on the issues of the approach we need to take to ensure that we have the right economic policy, the right fiscal policy to help the economy grow and continue to create jobs. he's also of course continuously focused on his foreign policy and national securit
>> not that i'm aware of. >> has he spoken to secretary panetta? >> vi have to check that. secretary panetta's been traveling. >> does the president see this as an unwelcomed distraction at a time when he's just -- was re-elected and has a bunch of priorities in terms of fiscal cliff and his cabinet? >> i certainly wouldn't call it welcome. obviously as i said to ben that the information about general patreaus came to him as a surprise and he is very appreciative...
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defense secretary leon panetta has arrived and held talks with his thai counterpart. the u.s. is seeking closer relations with asean nations, apparently part of its strategy to counter the rising military power of china in the asia-pacific region. the two sides issued a joint statement after the meeting, saying they would tap into a u.s. program that supplies excess armaments to friendly countries. armed naval vessels and f-16 fighter jet engines are likely to be included. the u.s. had stopped the flying arms to thailand because of political turmoil, including a military coup. >>> pakistan says it's ready to free a number of taliban prisoners in its custody. pakistan supported the ousted taliban regime in afghanistan and is believed to retain some influence over the militant group. the afghan government has requested their release as it tries to engage the taliban in peace negotiations. from islamabad, nhk world, islam reports. >> reporter: an envoy visited islamabad this week for talks with pakistani political and military leaders. he is the chair of the high peace continue s
defense secretary leon panetta has arrived and held talks with his thai counterpart. the u.s. is seeking closer relations with asean nations, apparently part of its strategy to counter the rising military power of china in the asia-pacific region. the two sides issued a joint statement after the meeting, saying they would tap into a u.s. program that supplies excess armaments to friendly countries. armed naval vessels and f-16 fighter jet engines are likely to be included. the u.s. had stopped...
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be time in prison although general allen will remain the commander of getting sent defense secretary panetta said that he had asked president obama to delay the general's nominate. to be the commander of american forces in europe and the supreme allied commander of nato so john allen would be the third afghanistan general who fell from grace so abruptly and so shockingly too many first it was general stanley mcchrystal resigned when a magazine quoted him saying unflattering things about the administration and then general petraeus over a woman and now general john allen story of the biggest names in the war in afghanistan. former ally five intelligence officer says the full could be the result of infighting within the intelligence community. like a very well written drama really interesting sam it's in our barn that you let to put his timer we're tracking time they can you use the green shoots we keep the old regime. generals who sort of move through revolving doors which was actually the intelligence that was one of the points brought in to get much coverage of ours to try it and that is th
be time in prison although general allen will remain the commander of getting sent defense secretary panetta said that he had asked president obama to delay the general's nominate. to be the commander of american forces in europe and the supreme allied commander of nato so john allen would be the third afghanistan general who fell from grace so abruptly and so shockingly too many first it was general stanley mcchrystal resigned when a magazine quoted him saying unflattering things about the...
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he's kept the confidence of the president and secretary panetta. so he will keep his job. the war will go on as it has for the past 11 years. >> jennifer: okay. since the president and secretary panetta issued a supportive statement does that indicate his denial checks out? general allen has denied, of course, having an inappropriate relationship with jill kelley. >> what a lot of people here in town think it means is that if he broke some form of protocol or some military guideline it wasn't enough to trigger a criminal investigation by the fbi or by other federal officials and so that's the reason the justice department and the fbi handed this matter over to the pentagon's suspected general for it to look into it. that still could have serious repercussions for general allen. by keeping him on, by not suspending him as they have other general officers accused of crimes, it indicates they're hoping he can survive this and keep going with his career. >> jennifer: 20,000 to 30,000 e-mail pages, that has got to be an exaggeration or something. how do you explain that? becaus
he's kept the confidence of the president and secretary panetta. so he will keep his job. the war will go on as it has for the past 11 years. >> jennifer: okay. since the president and secretary panetta issued a supportive statement does that indicate his denial checks out? general allen has denied, of course, having an inappropriate relationship with jill kelley. >> what a lot of people here in town think it means is that if he broke some form of protocol or some military guideline...
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defense secretary panetta has allowed allen to stay on in afghanistan. officials are reviewing, whatever happens is a matter of military rule, not a violation of federal criminal law. general allen will remain in his job. but the defense secretary has asked for the general's pending nomination, as nato's top commander to europe will be delayed. rob and paula? >> thank you for sorting all of that out on this tuesday morning. thanks. >>> a lot of layers to this story to say the least. what's making it newsworthy is what access did paula have to classified information? was national security ever at risk? that's why this is getting so much attention beyond the soap opera-like details of this. it's really the access issue and national security. >> layers, would be an understatement. >> lots of questions. >>> another developing story overnight. the search is on for tech pioneer john mcafee, wanted for questioning in a murder. mcafee, who gave his name to the famous anti-virus software, lives in the country of belize, where his neighbor has been found shot to d
defense secretary panetta has allowed allen to stay on in afghanistan. officials are reviewing, whatever happens is a matter of military rule, not a violation of federal criminal law. general allen will remain in his job. but the defense secretary has asked for the general's pending nomination, as nato's top commander to europe will be delayed. rob and paula? >> thank you for sorting all of that out on this tuesday morning. thanks. >>> a lot of layers to this story to say the...